Rami Skooti is a Business Development and Corporate Partnerships Manager at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he builds strategic connections between businesses, clients, and Thunderbird’s executive education programs. Rami joined Thunderbird in November 2023, initially serving as a Program Manager responsible for coordinating multi-level international executive education initiatives and managing both in-person delegations and virtual programs.
Before joining Thunderbird, Rami spent four years as the Citizens Affairs Officer at the Embassy of Qatar in Washington D.C., acting as the primary liaison between Qatari citizens and students in the U.S. and Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Doha.
He brings over seven years of luxury retail experience as a senior sales professional, having managed diverse brand portfolios for Chanel, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Bally. Rami holds a Bachelor’s degree in Global Affairs with a minor in Intelligence Analysis from George Mason University and is currently pursuing an Executive Master's in Global Management at Thunderbird.
Originally from Baghdad, Iraq, Rami is fluent in Arabic and English.